![]() ![]() Often using his Southern California hometown of Lakewood as a starting point, Waldie’s work ranges widely over the history of suburbanization and its cultural effects.Īlthough best known for Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir, Waldie also is regarded as a thoughtful observer of Los Angeles' history, politics, and culture. In books, essays, and online commentary, he has sought to frame his suburban experience as a search for a sense of place. Waldie is a cultural historian, memoirist, and translator. One of the most respected contemporary voices on life in Southern Californiaĭ. – Library Foundation of Los Angeles (2020) One of the most artful authors writing about Los Angeles today – Kevin Starr, Los Angeles Times Book Review (1996) Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir has been named one of the Los Angeles Times “26 absolute best LA books of all time.”Ī writer of pithy grace, compassion and insight ![]()
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